May 1, 1999 Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
@ANA 5 MIN 7
@BAL 2 NYY 8
@KCR 4 BOS 7
@OAK 2 TOR 9
@SEA 3 TBD 4
DET 3 CLE 5
@TEX 3 ATL 5
CIN 1 CHC 2
SDP 1 HOU 6
@FLA 4 ARI 5
@MIL 3 STL 16
@MON 5 NYM 9
SFG 4 LAD 12
@PHI 6 PIT 9
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 18,599

Saturday, May 1, 1999, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Rockies

9-11

Lost 1

4th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    3  8  0
Pirates         3  2  1   0  0  1   0  2  X    9  9  0

W: T Ritchie (1-1), L: J Wright (0-1)

Pirates

10-12

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 3   0   1   0    2   0  .321  .873   29    2   0   
M Lansing 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .767   15    7   2   2B,GDP
L Walker RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .340 1.070   20    0   0   2B
L Harris LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .185  .407   12    0   0   2B
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .312  .917   15    0   4   
T Helton 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .236  .765   15    6   2   
N Perez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .648    9    0   1   GDP
J Reed C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .755   12    9   1   
J Wright P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Watkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .196    1    0   0   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Echevarria PH             1   1   1   1    0   0  .235  .904    4    0   0   HR
  R Ramirez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bichette PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .783    4    0   0   
  M DeJean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Abbott PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .629    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    5   4              137   24  11

BATTING

2B: L Walker (3, off T Ritchie); M Lansing (4, off J Christiansen); L Harris (1, off T Ritchie).

HR: A Echevarria (2, off T Ritchie; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: A Echevarria 4; L Walker 2; L Harris 2; M Lansing 2; N Perez; T Helton; K Abbott; D Hamilton.

GIDP: M Lansing (2); N Perez (1).

RBI: K Abbott (1); L Harris (4); A Echevarria (4).

2-out RBI: K Abbott; L Harris.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Castilla-M Lansing-T Helton; N Perez-M Lansing-T Helton.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   5   2   3   1    0   2  .279  .799   13    2   0   
P Meares SS                   3   2   0   0    2   0  .206  .505   19    1   2   
B Giles RF                    4   2   3   3    1   0  .295 1.036   25    2   0   HR
K Young 1B                    4   2   2   3    1   0  .306  .880   18   14   1   HR,SB
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .284  .772   22    4   1   2B,SB,GDP
B Brown CF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .264  .750   24    0   0   CS
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Christiansen P            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
F Garcia 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   3  .111  .255   27    0   1   SF
W Morris 2B                   0   1   0   0    4   0  .227  .634   20    3   6   
T Ritchie P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    6    1   2   2·SH
  T Ward CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .610    2    0   0   GDP
Totals                       27   9   9   8   12   9              180   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Kendall (5, off J Wright).

HR: K Young (2, off M DeJean; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); B Giles (7, off R Ramirez; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: F Garcia (1, off J Wright).

SH: T Ritchie 2 (3, 2 off B Jones).

TB: B Giles 6; K Young 5; A Martin 3; J Kendall 2.

GIDP: T Ward (2); J Kendall (3).

RBI: B Giles 3 (16); K Young 3 (12); A Martin (5); F Garcia (4).

2-out RBI: A Martin.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Young-P Meares; F Garcia-W Morris-K Young.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Young (3, 3rd base off R Ramirez/J Reed); J Kendall (9, 2nd base off R Ramirez/J Reed).

CS: B Brown (1, 2nd base by J Wright/J Reed).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright, L (0-1)              2     5   5   5    6   1   0   7.58   15   59-29   15· 6· 8    4· 2· 2· 0     21    -     0.96  -0.30
B Jones                        3     1   1   1    3   3   0   7.88   13   53-31   21· 6· 4    6· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.00
R Ramirez                      1     2   1   1    1   2   1   8.53    6   27-17    7· 5· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.02
M DeJean                       2     1   2   2    2   3   1  13.97    8   34-21    9· 6· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   9   9   12   9   2          42  173-98   52·23·23   13· 5· 3· 0           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Ritchie, W (1-1)             6     4   2   2    3   1   1   1.88   23   96-54   33· 6·15   12· 3· 4· 0     54    -     0.50   0.14
S Sauerbeck                    1     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.35    5   13-7     3· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.02
J Christiansen                 2     3   1   1    1   2   0   4.73   10   26-18    9· 3· 6    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    5   4   1          38  135-79   45·11·23   17· 6· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Ritchie (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 18,599.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. A Martin             LF 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. P Meares             SS 
3. L Walker             RF    3. B Giles              RF 
4. L Harris             LF    4. K Young              1B 
5. V Castilla           3B    5. J Kendall            C  
6. T Helton             1B    6. B Brown              CF 
7. N Perez              SS    7. F Garcia             3B 
8. J Reed               C     8. W Morris             2B 
9. J Wright             P     9. T Ritchie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  6   11%  74% B Giles         J Wright        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Martin Scores; Meares to 3B
   b 1   1  0-2  1--  3    6%  78% J Kendall       J Wright        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Young to 3B
   b 2   0  0-3  12-  4    6%  92% B Giles         J Wright        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin Scores; Meares to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  64% P Meares        J Wright        Walk; Martin to 2B
   t 6   0  6-1  1--  1    4%  97% M Lansing       T Ritchie       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Hamilton      Lineout: P (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Lansing       Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   55%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  A Martin        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  4   64%  P Meares        Walk; Martin to 2B
   R      12-  6   74%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Martin Scores; Meares to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   73%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Meares Scores
          1--  3   78%  J Kendall       Double to RF (Fly Ball); Young to 3B
          -23  5   79%  B Brown         Walk
   RO     123  2   79%  F Garcia        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
          12-  5   81%  W Morris        Walk; Kendall to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123  3   77%  T Ritchie       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   79%  L Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   77%  V Castilla      Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  T Helton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  6   81%  N Perez         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   83%  A Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  5   86%  P Meares        Walk; Martin to 2B
   R      12-  4   92%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin Scores; Meares to 3B
          1-3  5   93%  K Young         Walk; Giles to 2B
   ROO    123  2   91%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Meares Scores/No RBI; Giles to 3B
          --3  6   91%  B Brown         Walk
   O      1-3  3   90%  F Garcia        Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-5, Todd Ritchie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   91%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
                  Pat Watkins pinch hits for Jamey Wright batting 9th
   O      ---  1   92%  P Watkins       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  9   91%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      1--  6   93%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bobby Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Jones replaces Pat Watkins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   92%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   93%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  2   92%  T Ritchie       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Morris to 2B
   R      -2-  2   95%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Morris Scores
   O      1--  2   94%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Todd Ritchie facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   95%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  L Harris        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   96%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   96%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   96%  K Young         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  8   96%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  9   96%  B Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   94%  T Helton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   97%  N Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   O      ---  2   97%  J Reed          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bobby Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   97%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  T Ritchie       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Morris to 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
                  Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Bobby Jones batting 9th
   R      ---  4   95%  A Echevarria    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  6   93%  D Hamilton      Walk
   OO     1--  1   97%  M Lansing       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  7   96%  L Walker        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  5   93%  L Harris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Walker Scores
          -2-      92%  V Castilla      Wild Pitch; Harris to 3B
   O      --3  3   95%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Roberto Ramirez facing 2-3-4
                  Roberto Ramirez replaces Angel Echevarria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  4   97%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   97%  K Young         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   97%  J Kendall       Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  B Brown         Strikeout Looking
          12-      97%  F Garcia        Young Steals 3B; Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-7, Scott Sauerbeck facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 6th; Turner Ward replaces Todd Ritchie playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   96%  N Perez         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B; Perez to 2B
                  Dante Bichette pinch hits for Roberto Ramirez batting 9th
          -2-  4   97%  D Bichette      Walk
   O      12-  4   98%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike DeJean facing 8-9-1
                  Mike DeJean replaces Dante Bichette pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   99%  W Morris        Walk
   OO     1--  2   98%  T Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-7, Jason Christiansen facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 6th
          ---  2   96%  M Lansing       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   98%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   99%  L Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Lansing to 3B
   O      --3  1   99%  V Castilla      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike DeJean facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   99%  B Giles         Walk
   RR     1--  2  100%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Giles Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kendall       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  J Christiansen  Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-9, Jason Christiansen facing 6-7-8
          ---  5  100%  T Helton        Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Helton to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  Kurt Abbott pinch hits for Mike DeJean batting 9th
   R      -2-  1  100%  K Abbott        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Helton Scores
          1--  5  100%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Abbott to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  M Lansing       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation